FEATURE PICTORIAL HISTORY GOSPEL RECORDINGS, INC. as related by its Founder-D irector
TALKING
PLATTERS By JOY RIDDERHOF
illnesses. A doctor friend said to me, “Joy, you will never be able to re turn to your mission field,” and this proved to be true. Those two years and more of illness and weakness were a period of severe testing. I de sired above all else to return to my field of labor and continue to travel on my little mule over the mountains of Honduras, giving the life-saving message to those who needed it. As it became apparent that this was not to be, p r om i s e s f r om Scripture
As had been promised, there was much opposition to the Gospel in this place, but always the Lord was faith ful to His pledge and I was delivered out of every scheme or plot to harm me. On the other hand, it proved to be an open door for there were many whose lives were completely trans formed by the power of the Gospel. When I returned to the United States for furlough nearly six years after going out, it was in a weary body, the worse for many tropical
JOY RIDDERHOF (right) and ANN SHER WOOD. "The attic bedroom where I stayed at the old home place on Witmer Street was all too small, for it had to serve as an office and storage place for records as well." A verse of Scripture which has had an influence in my own life and in the life of Gospel Recordings is found in Revelation 3:8. It says, “Behold, I have set before thee an open door, which no man can shut.”' As a young missionary in Honduras in 1931,1 was to go up into the moun tains and work in an area where there was no resident missionary. I was f o r e w a r n e d , however, that there would be many dangers and attempts would be made to take my life. I could have been intimidated by these threats but for the promises, such as I have just quoted, which assured me of the companionship of One who would protect me.
"While looking around I noticed an old shack bordering the back alley. It had been a small stable many years before, then a garage; but now it was in disuse except for one end used for storage."
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